Agriculture: Dairy

Lord Plumb: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the trade balance in cash terms for dairy products over the past five years.

Lord Davies of Oldham: The table below shows the UK trade balance in cash terms for dairy products (raw milk, cheese, butter, cream, condensed milk and milk powders) between 2004 and 2008 (latest figures available).
	
		
			  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 
			 Imports 1435 1535 1613 1613 1992 
			 Exports 691 642 642 732 794 
			 Deficit (£m) -744 -893 -971 -881 -1198 
		
	
	Source: Customs and excise figures
	* 2008 figures include estimates.

Armed Forces: Reserve Forces

Lord Moonie: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of Her Majesty's Reserve Forces have been called out for service in the past five years.

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: The reserve forces continue to play a vital role in support of the regular Armed Forces, not least in operations in Afghanistan. Since January 2005, over 11,500 members of the volunteer and regular Reserve Forces have been called out for service on operations around the world.

Banking: Iceland

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many depositors in the United Kingdom branch of Landsbanki with balances above £50,000 that were repaid by HM Treasury had addresses outside the United Kingdom; how many remain unpaid; and for what reasons.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 22 February (WA 174), by how much the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is a creditor in the administration of Landsbanki Islands HF in Iceland; and why the amount the bank paid to the Financial Services Authority to cover possible compensation is confidential information which cannot be disclosed.

Lord Myners: The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is responsible for making compensation payments to Icesave retail depositors on behalf of the Treasury for deposit balances above £50,000. According to the FSCS there are 14 claimants with non-UK addresses (of whom three have secondary UK addresses) who had balances over £50,000. All of those claimants have now been paid.
	The amount of levy a financial institution pays to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for contribution towards the FSCS compensation costs is a commercially confidential matter between the FSA and the financial institution in question. It would be a matter for a financial institution to decide whether to disclose such information through the usual regulatory reporting requirements.
	In response to the question about the amount the FSCS is claiming in the administration of Landsbanki in respect of the amount of compensation the FSCS paid out under the "top-up arrangements", ie for deposits above €20,887 but below £50,000, I refer to the Written Answer I provided on 22 February 2010 (WA174).

Banks: Lending

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of net lending achieved by (a) Lloyds Banking Group, and (b) the Royal Bank of Scotland, against their net business and mortgage lending agreements.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking as a result of Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland not meeting their legally binding lending agreements in 2009.

Lord Myners: The Government agreed lending commitments with RBS and Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) in February 2009. LBG are committed to lend an additional £14 billion (£3 billion to households, £11 billion to businesses) and RBS an additional £25 billion (£9 billion to households, £16 billion to businesses), on commercial terms and subject to market demand, over the 12 months from March 2009.
	The Government will assess both banks' performance against their lending commitments in line with the current conditions in the economy as well as evidence that LBG and RBS have made sufficient effort to lend to creditworthy borrowers in order to meet their targets. The Government will provide an annual report to Parliament, assessing performance against the commitments.
	The lending agreement deed polls were published on the HM Treasury website on 15 July 2009 in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. The deed polls include reference to the sanctions that can be taken if the banks do not meet their lending commitments.

British Council

Viscount Waverley: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make the British Council completely self-funding; if so, whether its core services will alter; and whether any further form of subsidies to the council will be discontinued.

Lord Brett: The British Council currently receives money from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the form of annual grant in aid, and funding for specific programmes and projects. There are no current plans to change this.

British Council

Viscount Waverley: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British Council is required to compete openly with the private sector.

Lord Brett: The British Council operates a mandatory fair trading policy with which all trading activities must comply. Under the policy, the British Council must comply with the requirements of competition law when carrying out trading activities.

British Council

Viscount Waverley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the programme of the British Council within each country in central Asia; and what provision will be made to it to meet demand there.

Lord Brett: The British Council has offices in Kazakhstan and in Uzbekistan, and also delivers small programmes from these centres to Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Programmes that the British Council delivers across this region include: Skills for Employability; Internationalisation of Higher Education; English programmes for teachers, learners and policy makers; Connecting Classrooms school links (Kazakhstan only); International Climate Champions (Uzbekistan only); and, New Work New Audiences (arts and design programme). Grant funding for 2010-11 for the countries in this region will be approximately £6.5 million including Afghanistan and Pakistan.

British Council

Viscount Waverley: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any proposals they have considered or are considering for the future of the British Council take account of its charter.

Lord Brett: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is fully aware of provisions in the Royal Charter and takes full account of them in its dealings with the British Council.

British Council

Viscount Waverley: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any proposals they have considered or are considering for the future of the British Council will affect its diplomatic status.

Lord Brett: The British Council, as an organisation, has formal diplomatic status in only two countries, China and India, which is required by the host governments. In other countries, some British Council UK-appointed staff may have individual diplomatic status.
	As part of an ongoing review of its status overseas, the British Council is examining the justification for retaining individual diplomatic status for its UK-appointed staff on a country-by-country basis.

British Transport Police

Lord Bradshaw: To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent the views of train passengers and train and station staff who deal with passengers will be taken into account in the quinquennial review of the British Transport Police.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent the views of airport operators and users will be taken into account in considering extending the jurisdiction of the British Transport Police to individual airports as part of the quinquennial review of the British Transport Police.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the role of the British Transport Police in developing crime and safety standards will be taken into account in the quinquennial review of the British Transport Police.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the role of the British Transport Police in developing crime and safety standards for the design and management of remodelled Network Rail stations will be taken into account in the quinquennial review of the British Transport Police.

Lord Adonis: These are among the issues which will need to be considered when setting the remit for the review later this year.

Broadband Delivery UK

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the members of Broadband Delivery UK; and what are their positions, relevant practical, theoretical and educational backgrounds, remuneration, monthly time commitments, and periods of appointment.

Lord Davies of Oldham: Broadband Delivery UK is being set up as a team within BIS tasked with the delivery of the Government's universal service commitment on broadband and plans for next generation access to high-speed broadband. Adrian Kamellard, from Partnerships UK, will be the interim chief executive.
	The team is in the process of being appointed and will be a mixture of current BIS staff and secondees from Partnerships UK and the private sector. Team members are being identified to provide the right mix of major project delivery, technical and commercial expertise to deliver the government's goals. Remuneration of the individual team members will be on the basis of their existing terms and conditions. A budget of £3 million has been set from within the £200 million programme costs to finance BDUK up till the end of 2010-11.

Cuba: Prisons

Lord Patten: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the circumstances surrounding the death on 23 February of Mr Orlando Zapata, a political prisoner in Cuba; and whether they have raised, or intend to raise, his death with the Government of Cuba.

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead: We have been closely following the case of Orlando Zapata Tamayo who died as a result of a sustained hunger strike on 23 February and have been in contact with various unofficial groups in Cuba that focus on political prisoners.
	We have not raised the specific case of Orlando Zapata with the Cuban Government but I myself met with the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, in Geneva on 2 March, where we discussed human rights in a broad sense. I followed up this meeting by writing to the Foreign Minster and reiterated our long-standing call for the release of all political prisoners in Cuba.
	Further, on 25 February a spokesperson for the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing regret at the death Orlando Zapata. The statement also highlighted that human rights in Cuba-particularly the plight of political prisoners-remain a priority for the EU and are regularly discussed with the Cuban Government within the framework of the EU-Cuba political dialogue.
	The UK Government will continue to call for improvements in human rights in Cuba, for Cuba to allow independent inspection of its prisons, and to arrange dates for a proposed visit by the UN Special Rapporteur for Torture. We will also look for opportunities to raise this issue during the UN Human Rights Council session taking place this month.

Cuba: Prisons

Lord Patten: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the Government of Cuba about conditions in Cuban prisons (a) directly, and (b) via European Union representatives.

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead: Human rights remain central to UK and EU policy on Cuba and are a key element of the EU-Cuba political dialogue. We are particularly concerned about the high levels of political prisoners (including those in poor health) and prison conditions in Cuba. We routinely raise this issue together with a range of human rights concerns in bilateral and EU discussions with Cuba. I myself recently raised human rights in general, and specifically called for the release of all political prisoners in a letter to the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. Our embassy in Havana also recently raised these issues formally with the Cuban Government on 12 December 2009, and regularly raises them in the margins of other meetings. Further, at Cuba's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in February 2009 we raised specific concerns about political prisoners and the lack of independent access to Cuban prisons. We recommended that Cuba establish a recurrent system of review of its prisons by UN or other relevant international observers.
	At every session of the EU-Cuba political dialogue (in October 2008, May 2009 and November 2009) the EU has called for the release of all political prisoners, and encouraged Cuba to allow international humanitarian organisations to visit Cuban prisons. The EU has also handed over a list of prisoners in poor health who remain a particular concern. Most recently on 25 February 2010 (following the death of a Cuban hunger striker) a spokesperson for the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs issued a statement which highlighted the Cuban Government's responsibility to protect all prisoners under their jurisdiction.
	We will continue to raise these issues with the Cuban Government, both bilaterally and through the EU, and encourage them to arrange dates for a proposed visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, who has said he want so visit all categories of detention facilities and types of detainee in Cuba.

Cyprus: Justice

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 2 February (WA 18) and 22 February (WA 209), and following the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on 5 March that the Immovable Property Commission in Northern Cyprus provides accessible and effective redress for Greek Cypriot complaints about deprivation of property following the 1974 Turkish intervention, whether the Secretary of State for Justice intends to seek to have the decision in the Apostolides v Orams case referred back to the European Court of Justice.

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead: The Government are aware of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on several cases relating to property in Cyprus. We continue to believe that the complicated issue of property in Cyprus will be best solved through a comprehensive settlement agreement. The Government was not party to the Apostolides v Orams case and will not, therefore, seek to have the decision referred back to the European Court of Justice. It is up to the courts how they interpret the recent ECHR ruling in any future cases.

Economy: National Debt

Lord Roberts of Conwy: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the anticipated annual cost of interest payments on the national debt in 2015-16; and what is it in 2009-10.

Lord Myners: Central government gross debt interest for 2009-10 is published in Table B15 of the 2009 Pre-Budget Report. The Government do not produce a debt interest forecast for 2015-16.

Elections

Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days there are between the close of nominations for elections to the Scottish Parliament and (a) the last day for receipt of postal vote applications, and (b) polling day.

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova: For elections to the Scottish Parliament, the last day for the delivery of nomination papers is the 23rd working day before the date of the poll. This is 12 working days prior to the last day for receipt of postal vote applications, which is the 11th working day before the date of the poll.

Energy: Gas Prices

Lord Dykes: To ask Her Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the effects of the recent reduction in international gas spot prices on the United Kingdom natural gas sector.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: The Government do not forecast the effects of short-term fluctuations in market prices on UK gas demand or production.

Energy: Palm Oil

The Earl of Selborne: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the relative greenhouse gas emissions of palm oil and diesel fuel used in road transport; and, if so, what are the results of their assessment.

Lord Adonis: The Renewable Fuels Agency's lifecycle analysis compares the direct emissions of biofuels with equal quantities of fossil fuels. This analysis shows that biodiesel derived from palm oil delivers a 46 per cent carbon saving compared to fossil diesel. The carbon savings are based on common practice from specific feedstocks and processes. Current blending limits allow suppliers of fuel to blend up to 7 per cent biodiesel with fossil fuel to meet their obligation under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

European Public Prosecutor

Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 9 February (WA 111), whether, if a European public prosecutor is established, although the United Kingdom opposes it, the prosecutor will have jurisdiction in British courts directly or through the operation of the European arrest warrant.

Lord West of Spithead: Any proposal concerning the scope of jurisdiction of a European public prosecutor, should such a body be established, would be subject to a UK opt-in. If the UK chose not to opt in, such a proposal would not be binding within the UK.

Expenditure: Office Equipment

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total expenditure, excluding value added tax, on photocopier paper by (a) Buying Solutions, (b) Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, (c) the Valuation Office Agency, (d) the Government Actuary's Department, and (e) HM Treasury, in the latest year for which figures are available.

Lord Myners: The information requested is provided below.
	
		
			  2008-09 
			 Buying Solutions £2,846.40 
			 HM Revenue and Customs £1,641,805 
			 Government Actuary's Department £11,623 
			 HM Treasury £46,892.12 
		
	
	The Valuation Office Agency procures all paper through a contract via its sponsor department (HM Revenue and Customs), and thus it is not possible to distinguish individual subsets of those supplies within the disproportionate cost threshold.

Fishing: Tuna

Lord Hunt of Chesterton: To ask Her Majesty's Government in the context of their intention to support the motion to ban the international trade of East Atlantic and Mediterranean species of bluefin tuna at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) conference this month, what measures they will introduce to ensure the effectiveness of that ban; and whether they will extend the ban to other endangered species.

Lord Davies of Oldham: When a new species is listed on CITES it is automatically added to the annexes of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations. These regulations lay down the prohibitions and controls that apply to any new listing. The EU regulations are directly applicable in UK law and enforced by the UK Border Agency at our ports of entry and the police within the UK through our Control of Trade in Endangered Species (COTES) Regulations. As for extending bans to other species, decisions to list species on CITES can only be taken by the Conference of Parties to CITES.

Government Departments: Consultancy Services

Baroness Warsi: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Home Office and its agencies spent on (a) public relations consultants, and (b) public affairs consultants, in each of the past three years; and for what purposes.

Lord West of Spithead: The amount spent by the Home Office and its agencies on public relations consultants in the past three years are shown in the attached table. The figures quoted for financial year 2009-10 are forecasts and may be subject to alteration.
	The Home Office, UKBA and IPS have not spent anything on public affairs consultants in the past three years.
	The Home Office and its agencies have spent the following on public relations consultants in the past three years.
	
		
			  Amount £ Purpose 
			 2007-08 
			 Home Office 290,584 FRANK drugs campaign stakeholder support-working with local groups to help publicise activity surrounding the campaign including writing press releases, and promoting events 
			 UKBA 0 N/A 
			 IPS 137,107 PR support for the passport campaign to raise awareness of the introduction of interviews for first time applicants 
			 Total 427,691  
			 2008-09 
			 Home Office 427,815 FRANK drugs campaign stakeholder support-working with local groups to help publicise activity surrounding the campaign including writing press releases, and promoting events including FRANK drugs awareness events at schools 
			  358,119 'It doesn't have to happen' (knife crime) stakeholder support in TKAP areas-working with local groups to help publicise activity surrounding the campaign including writing press releases, and promoting events 
			  54,060 PR support for Violence Against Women campaign 
			 UKBA 251,270 Use of Partnership Marketing agency overseas to promote compliance with visa requirements by foreign nationals 
			   Specialist international PR support for new Points Based System 
			   PR support for overseas deterrence campaigns 
			 IPS 89,704 Payments made in this accounting period that were related to the work carried out in 2007-08 
			 Total 1,180, 968  
			 2009-10 (forecast) 
			 Home Office 155,054 FRANK drugs campaign stakeholder support around cocaine and cannabis activity, including working with Drug Action Teams, schools and further education colleges 
			  96,000 'It doesn't have to happen' stakeholder support working with local groups to help publicise activity surrounding the campaign including writing press releases, and promoting events 
			  131,000 Distraction Burglary PR support aimed at raising awareness of, and providing advice to prevent 'distraction burglary' amongst the elderly, and 'walk in burglary' amongst students/young people 
			 UKBA 126,226 PR support for overseas deterrence campaigns 
			 IPS 0 N/A 
			 Total 508,280  
		
	
	The figures quoted for financial year 2009-10 are forecasts, and may be subject to alteration.
	The Home Office, UKBA and IPS have not spent anything on public affairs consultants in the past three years.

Government: Law Officers

Lord Lester of Herne Hill: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 22 February (WA 227-8), which part of the Ministerial Code describes the constitutional conventions and principles governing the circumstances in which Ministers of the Crown may seek to influence the advice given by Law Officers of the Crown to the Executive on matters of law or the public interest.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The Ministerial Code sets out the duties and responsibilities of Ministers as to how they should discharge their official duties.

Government: Office Equipment

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total expenditure, excluding value added tax, on photocopier paper by (a) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and (b) each of its agencies in the latest year for which figures are available; and what was the average purchase price, excluding value added tax, of a 500-sheet ream of white A4 80 gsm photocopier paper paid by each of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's agencies in the latest period for which figures are available.

Lord Davies of Oldham: The Department spent £10,950 on photocopier paper in 2008-09. The average purchase price for a 500-sheet ream of white A4 80gsm paper was £2.09.
	The Royal Parks Agency spent £890 in 2008-09, with an average purchase price of £2.05 per ream.

Health: Drugs

The Earl of Sandwich: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' inquiry into tranquillisers will include consideration of the effects of addiction to legally prescribed benzodiazepines and Z drugs; and how that will be co-ordinated with the Department of Health review of those drugs.

Lord West of Spithead: The ACMD will consider benzodiazepines as part of its review of polysubstance use. I have brought the Department of Health review of benzodiazepines to the attention of the ACMD so it may engage on this issue.

Immigration: Deportation

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 89 complaints received by the UK Border Agency in 2009 alleging assaults by escorts or custody officers were upheld; how many were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service; and what penalties were applied to the two contracting companies concerned.

Lord West of Spithead: Eighty eight complaints were received by the UK Border Agency in 2009 of alleged excessive force by escorts or custody officers. Two were upheld. Of these, the accreditation of one custody officer was revoked and a recommendation was accepted in the other to provide coaching to the officer concerned.
	All complaints of alleged excessive force are referred to the police automatically and it is for them to refer a case to the Crown Prosecution Service if they think there is adequate evidence that a crime has been committed.

Internet: Filtering

Lord Alton of Liverpool: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal of the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, to introduce mandatory internet service provider-level filtering of refused classification rated internet content; and whether they intend to introduce a similar measure.

Lord Young of Norwood Green: We have been following the debate in Australia around this proposal, and, if such mandatory blocking is introduced, we shall be assessing its impact. However, we do not currently have similar plans to introduce mandatory blocking of such content.
	The Government have recently indicated their intention of introducing an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill as it continues its passage through Parliament, to give the Secretary of State a power to introduce measures to enable the courts to require ISPs to block their users' access to websites containing a substantial amount of copyright-infringing material.

Israel: Exports

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of Israel's exports to the European Union that are fully or partially made in the Palestinian Occupied Territories; and what is their response to the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice that such goods fall outside the European Union-Israel Association Agreement, and are therefore subject to duty.

Lord Myners: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not have access to the European Union-wide information necessary to assess the proportion of Israel's exports to the European Union that originate either fully or partially in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	HMRC welcomes the recent judgment of the European Court of Justice, which confirms the action the department has taken, and will continue to take, to immediately refuse claims to preferential rates of duty under the provisions of the EU-Israel agreement, where it is established that the goods concerned have originated in a settlement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

The Duke of Montrose: To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in preparing a marine policy statement under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; and whether they made a draft of the marine policy statement available to the Scottish Government when it was drawing up the Marine (Scotland) Bill.

Lord Davies of Oldham: A pre-consultation discussion paper on the marine policy statement, incorporating a draft impact assessment, was jointly published by the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Executive on 12 March 2010. The paper is available at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/documents/legislation/mps-discussion.pdf.
	The UK Administrations are working closely together on the development of the marine policy statement. Following input from stakeholders and other interested parties, the draft marine policy statement will be issued for formal public consultation in summer 2010.

Marine Environment: Protection

Lord Hunt of Chesterton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Marine Protected Area around the United Kingdom to be established under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 will be defined so as to protect fish stocks as well as biodiversity.

Lord Davies of Oldham: We are committed to ensuring sustainable fish stocks for the future and reducing the impact on the environment of catching commercial fish stocks. There are a number of aspects of Defra's marine programme contributing to this aim, including the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP). In most cases, the CFP governs what measures we can take and meaningful reform of the CFP is essential to deliver the right fisheries governance framework. At a national level, the Marine and Coastal Access Act provides for inshore fisheries and conservation authorities to manage local fisheries within their districts, and requires them to ensure that marine protected areas (MPAs) are protected.
	The Government are committed to creating an ecologically coherent UK network of MPAs. This network is one element which will contribute to realising the Government's vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. This network aims to conserve UK biodiversity, whether rare, threatened or representative. It is not intended that the network will directly be used to conserve commercial fish stocks, although some indirect benefits may be seen. Site-specific measures, such as MPAs are not always the best tool to protect highly mobile species, such as many key fish stocks.

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 10 February (WA 158) regarding RESCARE's representations about the interpretation and implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, what comments he has received from the charity's chairman; and whether there is any further action they will be taking.

Lord Bach: The Chairman of RESCARE has written further to the Government on the matters dealt with by my Written Answer of 10 February 2010 (Official Report, col. WA 158).
	RESCARE continues to have concerns that applications by family members for the appointment of health and welfare deputies for people with learning disabilities, are being refused by the Court of Protection. RESCARE continues to believe that the refusal of these applications is not in line with the intentions behind the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
	My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Bridget Prentice), the Minister with responsibility for the Mental Capacity Act 2005, has responded to RESCARE but as the main issues raised have already been addressed in previous correspondence, there is little further that can be added.
	I must again emphasise that the decision to appoint a health and welfare deputy is a matter solely for the Court of Protection when considering each individual application. Anyone who wishes to challenge such a decision is entitled to bring an appeal in accordance with the established procedures.
	It is clear from the Mental Capacity Act 2005 that the court is always to prefer to make a decision itself where possible and, where it is necessary to appoint a deputy, for that appointment to be as limited in scope and duration as possible. The Government remain of the view that current guidance, including that contained with the Act's code of practice, is accurate and provides sufficient information on this point.

National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether efficiency savings can be made by subsuming the work of the National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit.

Lord West of Spithead: The Government are clear that the work of the National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit is important in supporting police forces to provide an effective and proportionate response to protest events and to criminality associated with single-issue causes through good information compiled on a national basis. The Government have undertaken to review the structure and accountability of the national domestic extremism units and efficiency savings will form part of that review.

Northern Ireland Office: Opinion Polls

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: To ask Her Majesty's Government what were (a) the tendering processes employed, and (b) the companies chosen, for all opinion polls conducted by the Northern Ireland Office during the past three years.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) does not routinely carry out polling. For the polling that has been carried out in the past three years it was judged that a single tendering process was appropriate given the tight timescales between commission and delivery. To ensure consistency and comparability of results, the polling was undertaken by Millward Brown Ulster.

Northern Ireland Office: Opinion Polls

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of each opinion poll commissioned by the Northern Ireland Office in the past three years.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: The cost of each opinion poll commissioned by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) in the past three years is shown in the following table.
	
		
			 March 2007 £22,795 
			 September 2007 £21,385 
			 January 2008 £21,385 
			 September 2008 £21,385 
			 November 2008 £14,720 
			 May 2009 £20,730 
			 March 2010 £16,215

Pakistan

Lord Alton of Liverpool: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights situation in Balochistan; and what discussions they have had with the Government of Pakistan about holding a plebiscite in Balochistan on the issue of self-determination.

Lord Brett: Militancy and violent extremism, extra judicial killings and arbitrary detention affect all the provinces in Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan faces a difficult law and order situation in Balochistan in tackling militant and criminal activity. In our dialogue with the Government of Pakistan we urge that action to counter militant or insurgent activity is conducted in line with Pakistan's obligations under national and international law.
	Officials from our High Commission in Islamabad attended a joint sitting of Pakistan's National Assembly and Senate on 24 November 2009. The Government of Pakistan announced the "Start of Balochistan's Rights" policy to implement constitutional, political and economic reform in Balochistan. This received political consensus for initiatives to address human rights, development and instability in the province. We will be following progress on these reforms as well as the issue of political autonomy which has been referred to the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reform for consideration.

Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

Lord Selsdon: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens.

Lord Davies of Oldham: Set out below are the 65 Acts and 152 statutory instruments listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] under which officials of Defra and public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State, or others, eg police officers or local authority officials, can exercise powers of entry. The list in the schedule to the noble Lord's Private Member's Bill includes some provisions which have been repealed or revoked.
	
		
			 Primary
			  Year Statute No. of powers 
			 1 1958 Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 1 
			 2 1928 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act 1928 1 
			 3 1947 Agriculture Act 1947 2 
			 4 1967 Agriculture Act 1967 2 
			 5 1970 Agriculture Act 1970 2 
			 6 1964 Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964 2 
			 7 1963 Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 1 
			 8 1981 Animal Health Act 1981 26 
			 9 2006 Animal Welfare Act 2006 15 
			 10 1986 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 1 
			 11 1980 Bees Act 1980 1 
			 12 1973 Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 1 
			 13 1991 Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 1 
			 14 1983 British Fishing Boats Act 1983 1 
			 15 1993 Clean Air Act 1993 2 
			 16 2005 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 2 
			 17 1949 Coast Protection Act 1949 2 
			 18 1970 Conservation of Seals Act 1970 1 
			 19 1989 Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 1 
			 20 1974 Control of Pollution Act 1974 2 
			   Countryside Act 1968 (Repealed) 0 
			 21 2000 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 5 
			 22 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 1 
			 23 1976 Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 1 
			 24 1937 Diseases of Fish Act 1937 2 
			 25 1953 Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 1 
			 26 1976 Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 2 
			 27 1995 Environment Act 1995 2 
			 28 1990 Environmental Protection Act 1990 4 
			 29 1981 Fisheries Act 1981 1 
			 30 1985 Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 4 
			 31 1990 Food Safety Act 1990 2 
			 32 1999 Food Standards Act 1999 2 
			 33 2000 Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000 1 
			 34 2004 Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 2 
			 35 1946 Hill Farming Act 1946 1 
			 36 2009 Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 4 
			 37 1879 Metropolis Management (Thames River Prevention of Floods) Amendment Act 1879 4 
			 38 1852 Metropolis Water Act 1852 1 
			 39 1927 Metropolitan Water Board Act 1927 1 
			 40 1985 Milk (Cessation of Production) Act 1985 1 
			 41 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 2 
			 42 2006 Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 1 
			 43 1996 Noise Act 1996 2 
			 44 1993 Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993 2 
			 45 1925 Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 1 
			 46 1954 Pests Act 1954 1 
			 47 1951 Pet Animals Act 1951 1 
			   Plant Health Act 1967 (Repealed) 0 
			 48 1964 Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 3 
			 49 1949 Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 2 
			 50 1992 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 2 
			 51 1975 Reservoirs Act 1975 2 
			 52 1964 Riding Establishments Act 1964 1 
			 53 1986 Salmon Act 1986 1 
			 54 1975 Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 4 
			 55 1964 Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 2 
			 56 1967 Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 2 
			 57 1967 Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 3 
			 58 1966 Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 1 
			 59 1967 Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967 1 
			 60 1974 Slaughterhouses Act 1974 1 
			  2003 Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Repealed) 0 
			 61 1991 Water Industry Act 1991 17 
			 62 1991 Water Resources Act 1991 7 
			 63 1959 Weeds Act 1959 1 
			 64 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 7 
			 65 1981 Zoo Licensing Act 1981 2 
		
	
	
		
			 Secondary  
			 No Year SI no. Authority Title No of powers 
			 1. 1950 1326 Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950 1 
			 2. 2007 3105 Agriculture Act 1947 Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 2007 2 
			 3. 1958 558 Agriculture Act 1957 Imported Livestock Order 1958 1 
			 4. 1985 64 Agriculture Act 1957 Potatoes (Protection of Guarantees) Order 1984 1 
			 5. 1980 1811 Agriculture Act 1957 Sheep Variable Premium (Protection of Payments) (No 2) Order 1980 1 
			 6. 2003 3273 Animal Health Act 1981 African Swine Fever (Wales) Order 2003 1 
			 7. 2006 3249 Animal Health Act 1981 Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006 1 
			 8. 2006 3310 Animal Health Act 1981 Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Wales) Order 2006 1 
			 9. 2006 2702 Animal Health Act 1981 Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No 2) Order 2006 2 
			 10. 2006 2927 Animal Health Act 1981 Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Wales) (No 2) Order 2006 2 
			 11. 2006 866 Animal Health Act 1981 Brucellosis (Wales) Order 2006 1 
			 12. 1928 206 Animal Health Act 1981 Cattle Plague Order 1928 [1928/206] 1 
			 13. 2003 1078 Animal Health Act 1981 Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003 3 
			 14. 2003 1079 Animal Health Act 1981 Diseases of Poultry (Wales) Order 2003 2 
			 15. 2000 2056 Animal Health Act 1981 Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (England) Order 2000 2 
			 16. 2006 867 Animal Health Act 1981 Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (Wales) Order 2006 1 
			 17. 1980 14 Animal Health Act 1981 Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980 1 
			 18. 1977 944 Animal Health Act 1981 Importation of Animals Order 1977 1 
			 19. 1979 1702 Animal Health Act 1981 Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979 5 
			 20. 1980 12 Animal Health Act 1981 Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980 1 
			 21. 1979 1703 Animal Health Act 1981 Importation of Hay and Straw Order 1979 1 
			 22. 1981 677 Animal Health Act 1981 Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981 1 
			 23. 1928 205 Animal Health Act 1981 Pleuro-Pneumonia Order 1928 [1928/205] 1 
			 24. 1974 2212 Animal Health Act 1981 Rabies (Control) Order 1974 1 
			 25. 2005 14 Data Protection Act 1998 Information Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) Rules 2005 1 
			 26. 1999 2170 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 2 
			 27. 2002 1730 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2 
			 28. 1991 777 European Communities Act 1972 Agricultural, Fishery and Aquaculture Products (Improvement Grant) Regulations 1991 1 
			 29. 1980 1298 European Communities Act 1972 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Regulations 1980 1 
			 30. 1985 1266 European Communities Act 1972 Agriculture Improvement Regulations 1985 1 
			 31. 2005 2347 European Communities Act 1972 Animal By-Products Regulations 2005 1 
			 32. 1998 1131 European Communities Act 1972 Apple and Pear Orchard Grubbing Up Regulations 1998 1 
			 33. 2009 463 European Communities Act 1972 Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 [2009/463] 2 
			 34. 2006 2703 European Communities Act 1972 Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 1 
			 35. 1996 2999 European Communities Act 1972 Beef (Marketing Payment) (No 2) Regulations 1996 1 
			 36. 1996 2005 European Communities Act 1972 Beef (Marketing Payment) Regulations 1996 1 
			  2000 3047 European Communities Act 1972 Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2000 [2000/3047] (Revoked) 0 
			 37. 2008 3252 European Communities Act 1972 Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2008 [2008/3252] 2 
			 38. 2001 2503 European Communities Act 1972 Beef Special Premium Regulations 2001 1 
			 39. 2001 880 European Communities Act 1972 Biocidal Products Regulations 2001 1 
			 40. 2008 962 European Communities Act 1972 Bluetongue Regulations 2008 1 
			 41. 1997 813 European Communities Act 1972 Bovine Hides Regulations 1997 1 
			 42. 2007 1319 European Communities Act 1972 Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007 2 
			 43. 2008 2795 European Communities Act 1972 Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 [2008/2795] 1 
			 44. 1988 1001 European Communities Act 1972 Cereals Co-responsibility Levy Regulations 1988 2 
			 45. 1992 314 European Communities Act 1972 Common Agricultural Policy (Protection of Community Arrangements) Regulations 1992 1 
			 46. 2001 686 European Communities Act 1972 Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 1 
			 47. 2005 218 European Communities Act 1972 Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control Systems) Regulations 2005 1 
			 48. 1994 2716 European Communities Act 1972 Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994 3 
			 49. 1991 1620 European Communities Act 1972 Construction Products Regulations 1991 2 
			 50. 1997 1372 European Communities Act 1972 Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 2 
			 51. 2006 3311 European Communities Act 1972 Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations Regulations 2006 2 
			 52. 1973 1642 European Communities Act 1972 Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973 1 
			 53. 2002 458 European Communities Act 1972 Dairy Produce Quotas (General Provisions) Regulations 2002 1 
			 54. 2005 2469 European Communities Act 1972 Detergents Regulations 2005 2 
			 55. 1994 1447 European Communities Act 1972 Diseases of Fish (Control) Regulations 1994 2 
			 56. 2006 2486 European Communities Act 1972 EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 2 
			 57. 2007 2037 European Communities Act 1972 Ecodesign for Energy-Using Products Regulations 2007 2 
			 58. 1999 1676 European Communities Act 1972 Energy Information (Dishwashers) Regulations 1999 2 
			 59. 2005 1726 European Communities Act 1972 Energy Information (Household Air Conditioners) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 2 
			 60. 2003 751 European Communities Act 1972 Energy Information (Household Electric Ovens) Regulations 2003 2 
			 61. 2004 1468 European Communities Act 1972 Energy Information (Household Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 2004 2 
			 62. 1999 1517 European Communities Act 1972 Energy Information (Lamps) Regulations 1999 2 
			 63. 1996 601 European Communities Act 1972 Energy Information (Tumble Driers) Regulations 1996 2 
			 64. 1996 600 European Communities Act 1972 Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996 2 
			 65. 2006 2522 European Communities Act 1972 Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006 2 
			 66. 2007 2933 European Communities Act 1972 Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2007 3 
			 67. 2002 528 European Communities Act 1972 Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2002 2 
			 68. 1989 219 European Communities Act 1972 Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1989 1 
			 69. 1991 1630 European Communities Act 1972 Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1991 1 
			 70. 1981 1707 European Communities Act 1972 Farm and Horticulture Development Regulations 1981 1 
			 71. 2005 3280 European Communities Act 1972 Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 2 
			 72. 1999 1872 European Communities Act 1972 Feeding Stuffs (Establishments and Intermediaries) Regulations 1999 2 
			 73. 1997 1881 European Communities Act 1972 Fish Health Regulations 1997 1 
			 74. 2001 1117 European Communities Act 1972 Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) (England) Regulations 2001 1 
			 75. 1995 1576 European Communities Act 1972 Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations 1995 1 
			  2008 41 European Communities Act 1972 Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2008 (Revoked) 0 
			 76. 2009 261 European Communities Act 1972 Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 [2009/261] 1 
			 77. 2002 3026 European Communities Act 1972 Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002 1 
			 78. 2005 1803 European Communities Act 1972 General Product Safety Regulations 2005 1 
			 79. 2005 1914 European Communities Act 1972 Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (Wales) Regulations 2005 1 
			 80. 2007 3284 European Communities Act 1972 Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2007 1 
			 81. 2002 787 European Communities Act 1972 Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002 3 
			 82. 1979 1095 European Communities Act 1972 Hops Certification Regulations 1979 1 
			 83. 2004 1397 European Communities Act 1972 Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004 1 
			 84. 2005 231 European Communities Act 1972 Horse Passports (Wales) Regulations 2005 1 
			 85. 2009 1361 European Communities Act 1972 Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations 2009 [2009/1361] 2 
			 86. 2009 1551 European Communities Act 1972 Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) Regulations 2009 [2009/1551] 2 
			 87. 1995 2653 European Communities Act 1972 Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 1995 1 
			 88. 1999 1801 European Communities Act 1972 Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 1 
			 89. 1995 2652 European Communities Act 1972 Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 1 
			 90. 2004 2363 European Communities Act 1972 Non Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (England) Regulations 2004 1 
			 91. 1977 1304 European Communities Act 1972 Non-Marketing of Milk and Milk Products and the Dairy Herd Conversion Premiums Regulations 1977 1 
			 92. 1994 1806 European Communities Act 1972 Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994 1 
			 93. 2006 3472 European Communities Act 1972 Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) Regulations 2006 3 
			 94. 2007 1842 European Communities Act 1972 Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007 3 
			 95. 1992 695 European Communities Act 1972 Oilseeds Producers (Support System) Regulations 1992 1 
			 96. 2005 3522 European Communities Act 1972 Older Cattle (Disposal) (England) Regulations 2005 1 
			 97. 2003 2577 European Communities Act 1972 Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2003 1 
			 98. 2009 842 European Communities Act 1972 Organic Products Regulations [2009/842] 2 
			  2006 1510 European Communities Act 1972 Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2006 (Revoked) 0 
			 99. 2009 216 European Communities Act 1972 Ozone-Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 [2009/216] 2 
			 100. 1994 2155 European Communities Act 1972 Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 1994 1 
			 101. 2008 465 European Communities Act 1972 Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008 1 
			 102. 1996 3124 European Communities Act 1972 Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 2 
			 103. 2006 2841 European Communities Act 1972 Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006 2 
			 104. 2003 3100 European Communities Act 1972 Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003 1 
			 105. 2005 1605 European Communities Act 1972 Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations 2005 2 
			 106. 2007 75 European Communities Act 1972 Rural Development (Enforcement) England) Regulations 2007 1 
			 107. 2000 2907 European Communities Act 1972 Rural Development Grants (Agriculture and Forestry) Regulations 2000 1 
			 108. 2006 2821 European Communities Act 1972 Salmonella in Turkey Flocks and Slaughter Pigs (Survey Powers) (England) Regulations 2006 1 
			 109. 1986 1272 European Communities Act 1972 Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1986 1 
			 110. 1992 130 European Communities Act 1972 Sea Fishing (Days in Port) Regulations 1992 1 
			 111. 2009 1850 European Communities Act 1972 Sea Fishing (Landing and Weighing of Herring, Mackerel and Horse Mackerel) Order 2009 [2009/1850] 3 
			 112. 1996 48 European Communities Act 1972 Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas (Re-assessment of Eligibility) Regulations 1996 1 
			 113. 2008 2347 European Communities Act 1972 Sea Fishing (Recovery) Measures) Order 2008 [2008/2347] Revokes 2005/393 & 2006/1796 3 
			 114. 1992 2677 European Communities Act 1972 Sheep Annual Premium Regulations 1992 1 
			 115. 1995 184 European Communities Act 1972 Surplus Food Regulations 1995 1 
			 116. 2008 1881 European Communities Act 1972 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008 [2006/1881] 1 
			 117. 1997 1968 European Communities Act 1972 Veal (Marketing Payment) Regulations 1997 1 
			 118. 2005 2773 European Communities Act 1972 Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005 1 
			 119. 1995 731 European Communities Act 1972 Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 1 
			 120. 2007 2399 European Communities Act 1972 Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007 2 
			 121. 1991 2632 European Communities Act 1972/ Agricultural and Forestry (Financial Provisions) Act 1991 Suckler Cow Premium Regulations 1991 1 
			 122. 1999 3315 European Communities Act 1972/ Scotland Act 1998 Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Enforcement) Regulations 1999 1 
			 123. 2006 1846 Export Control Act 2002 Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) Order 2006 2 
			 124. 2006 1471 Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972 Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006 1 
			 125. 2007 529 Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972 Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 1 
			  2004 1604 Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972 Organic Products Regulations 2004 (Revoked)  
			 126. 2007 2539 Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972 Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2007 2 
			 127. 2004 2467 Fisheries Act 1981 Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices) (England) Scheme 2004 1 
			 128. 1997 1924 Fisheries Act 1981 Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1997 1 
			 129. 2003 2669 Fisheries Act 1981 Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003 1 
			 130. 1995 1609 Fisheries Act 1981 Fishing Vessels (Safety Improvements) (Grants) Scheme 1995 1 
			 131. 2005 17 Fisheries Act 1981 Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005 2 
			 132. 2006 1970 Fisheries Act 1981 Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Annual Community and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2006 2 
			 133. 2000 1081 Fisheries Act 1981 Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 2000 3 
			 134. 2000 51 Fisheries Act 1981 Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000 (2) 2 
			 135. 2007 2554 Fisheries Act 1981 Sea Fishing (Prohibition on the Removal of Shark Fins) Order 2007 2 
			 136. 2003 1535 Fisheries Act 1981 Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (No. 2) Order 2003 2 
			  2005 393 Fisheries Act 1981 Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2005 (Revoked) 0 
			 137. 2007 927 Fisheries Act 1981 Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2007 2 
			 138. 2006 31 Food Safety Act 1990/ European Communities Act 1972 Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 3 
			 139. 1997 1729 Food Safety Act 1990/European Communities Act 1972 Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 1 
			 140. 1984 1145 Food Safety Act 1990/European Communities Act 1972 Poultry Meat (Water Content) Regulations 1984 1 
			 141. 1975 335 Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Health and Safety Inquiries (Procedure) Regulations 1975 1 
			 142. 1972 674 Hovercraft Act 1968 Hovercraft (General) Order 1972 1 
			 143. 1984 687 Plant Health Act 1967 Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1984 1 
			 144. 2005 279 Plant Health Act 1967 Dutch Potatoes (Notification) (England) Order 2005 (2) 1 
			 145. 2004 3367 Plant Health Act 1967 Plant Health (Phytophthora kernovii Management Zone) (England) Order 2004 2 
			 146. 2006 2695 Plant Health Act 1967 Plant Health (Wood Packaging Material Marking) (Forestry) Order 2006 1 
			 147. 1974 768 Plant Health Act 1967 Watermark Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1974 1 
			 148. 2005 2530 Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 Plant Health (England) Order 2005 4 
			 149. 2004 3213 Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 Plant Health (Forestry) (Phytophthora ramorum) (Great Britain) Order 2004 2 
			 150. 2005 2517 Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005 4 
			 151. 2004 2590 Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004 2 
			 152. 2004  Waste & Emissions Trading Act 2003 Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004 1

Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

Lord Selsdon: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens.

Lord Davies of Oldham: Officials of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport or of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport have powers to enter and inspect premises under eight Acts of Parliament and one statutory instrument listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill:
	
		
			 Primary legislation 
			 Year Statute 
			 1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 
			 1981 Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 
			 1969 Development of Tourism Act 1969 
			 1989 Football Spectators Act 1989 
			 2005 Gambling Act 2005 
			 2006 London Olympic and Paralympic Games Act 2006 
			 1983 National Heritage Act 1983 
			 1975 Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 
		
	
	
		
			 Secondary legislation 
			 Year SI No. Authority Title 
			 1994 501 European Communities Act 1972 Return of Cultural Objects Regulations 2004

Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

Lord Selsdon: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens.

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has enacted eight powers of entry in two Acts (Landmines Act 1998, six powers; International Criminal Court Act 2001, two powers).

Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

Lord Selsdon: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Ministry of Justice and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Justice or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens.

Lord Bach: Set out below are the 33 Acts and six statutory instruments listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] which contain powers of entry and which are listed by the Home Office as Ministry of Justice legislation. The list also provides the number of powers in each Act or statutory instrument.
	
		
			 Primary Legislation 
			 Year Statute Department responsible No. of powers 
			 2003 Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 MoJ 7 
			 1996 Arbitration Act 1996 MoJ 1 
			 1955 Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955 DCSF/MoJ 1 
			 1997 Civil Procedure Act 1997 MoJ 1 
			 1852 Common Law Procedure Act 1852 MoJ 1 
			 2002 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 MoJ 1 
			 2006 Compensation Act 2006 MoJ 1 
			 1971 Criminal Damage Act 1971 MoJ 1 
			 1987 Criminal Justice Act 1987 MoJ 1 
			 1988 Criminal Justice Act 1988 MoJ 2 
			 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 MoJ 3 
			 1819 Criminal Libel Act 1819 MoJ 1 
			 1998 Data Protection Act 1998 MoJ 1 
			 1737 Distress for Rent Act 1737 MoJ 2 
			 1986 Family Law Act 1986 MoJ 1 
			 1981 Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 MoJ 2 
			 2000 Freedom of Information Act 2000 MoJ 1 
			 1934 Incitement to Disaffection Act 1934 MoJ 1 
			 1981 Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 MoJ 1 
			 1997 Knives Act 1997 MoJ 1 
			 1980 Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 MoJ 1 
			 1959 Obscene Publications Act 1959 MoJ 1 
			 1861 Offences against the Person Act 1861 MoJ 1 
			 1911 Official Secrets Act 1911 MoJ 2 
			 2000 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 MoJ 1 
			 1978 Protection of Children Act 1978 MoJ 1 
			 1936 Public Order Act 1936 MoJ 1 
			 1986 Public Order Act 1986 MoJ 4 
			 1875 Public Stores Act 1875 MoJ 1 
			 2003 Sexual Offences Act 2003 MoJ 2 
			 1974 Solicitors Act 1974 MoJ 3 
			 1968 Theft Act 1968 MoJ 1 
			 2007 Tribunal, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 MoJ 7 
			  Total Acts: 33  Total powers: 57 
		
	
	
		
			 Secondary Legislation 
			 Year SI no. Authority Title Dept No of powers 
			 1998 3132 Civil Procedure Act 1997 Civil Procedure Rules 1998 MoJ 1 
			 2006 3322 Compensation Act 2006 Compensation (Claims Management Services) Regulations 2006 MoJ 1 
			 2005 3181 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 MoJ 7 
			 2006 3407 Scotland Act 1998 Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2006 MoJ 1 
			 2006 2913 Scotland Act 1998 Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 MoJ 4 
			 2004 3212 Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004 MoJ 1 
			  Total SIs: 6Total Powers: 15

Presbyterian Mutual Society

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 27 January (WA 329-30), whether they can apply HM Treasury's retrospective reliance on Section 228 of the Banking Act 2009 to incur similar expenditure in the case of the depositors with the Presbyterian Mutual Society.

Lord Myners: The Ministerial Working Group continues to explore all options in pursuit of mitigating the effects of the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual Society on its members, who are shareholders and not retail depositors.

Railways: Consultants

Lord Bradshaw: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of employing consultants and other advisers in connection with the discussions with rolling stock companies over lease rentals from 2005 to the publication of the Competition Commission's final report on the subject in April 2009.

Lord Adonis: Between 2005 and June 2006, the cost of employing consultants and other advisers in connection with discussions with rolling stock companies over lease rentals amounted to approximately £2 million (excluding VAT).
	Negotiations with rolling stock companies over lease rentals took place prior to the Competition Commission investigation. These discussions effectively ended in June 2006 when the Department for Transport asked the Office of the Rail Regulator to investigate the rolling stock market, which resulted in it referring the passenger rolling stock leasing market to the Competition Commission for investigation under Section 131 of the Enterprise Act 2002.

Railways: East Coast

Lord Bradshaw: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 15 March (WA 141), what impact the timetable to be produced in May 2011 will have on the new InterCity East Coast franchise.

Lord Adonis: The new InterCity East Coast franchise will commence in autumn 2011. Initially, the May 2011 timetable will continue to operate and in due course the franchisee will be required to build on that timetable to accommodate growth in demand and to exploit infrastructure enhancements and new rolling stock. The specification for the new franchise is currently the subject of a public consultation exercise which will close on 19 April 2010.

Railways: Franchises

Lord Bradshaw: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether performance targets for crime and safety standards and passengers' perceptions of safety will be included in future rail franchises.

Lord Adonis: The Department for Transport already includes requirements within franchise agreements for the number of stations or the percentage of passenger footfall within each franchise that must pass through stations that reach the standards set out as part of the secure station accreditation scheme. The accreditation of a station includes a survey of users that must show that passengers feel secure when using it and the accreditation must be reapplied for at regular intervals. Details of the how the secure station status can be gained is available on the Department for Transport's website at http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/crime/sss/.

Railways: Overcrowding

Lord Bradshaw: To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to address overcrowding on local railway services in the north of England; and when those proposals will be implemented.

Lord Adonis: The railway electrification programme, announced in 2009, will allow capacity to be increased on northern local services, through the use of electric trains with higher capacity than the diesel trains they displace, and the redeployment of those diesel trains onto other routes. This is planned for progressive implementation between 2013 and 2016.
	The Government have recently announced agreement with Northern Rail for the use of additional vehicles transferred from elsewhere on the network to augment capacity, and discussions continue with a view to further improvements.

Rural Payments Agency

Baroness Byford: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Rural Payments Agency is taking to correct any errors made in a case where the Agency measured the acreage of a farm in October 2009 as 45.89 acres and in February 2010 reduced it to 38.96 acres.

Lord Davies of Oldham: Changes in field areas can happen for a number of legitimate reasons, including, but not exclusively, change of boundary, deduction of ineligible land, and improvement on the accuracy of measurement.
	As part of the exercise to update land information used to support the single payment scheme (SPS) and other direct support schemes, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is providing a set of maps to farmers. Farmers are being asked to confirm any map changes before being sent a set of confirmatory maps. If the farmer wants to make any further changes to their land after they receive confirmatory maps, RPA will make these changes, or correct any errors, using the existing land change process.

Taxation: Non-domiciled Taxpayers

Lord Dykes: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to request retrospective tax payments from non-domiciled United Kingdom citizens who have given undertakings about their tax status.

Lord Myners: It is the responsibility of HM Revenue and Customs to ensure that individuals pay the tax which is due. This applies to individuals who are resident but not domiciled in the UK in the same way as it does to all other UK taxpayers.

Television: Equality

Lord Ouseley: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission or its predecessor bodies in recent years initiated investigations into alleged or actual discriminatory activities by the BBC and Channel 4; if so, when such investigations commenced; when any ended or were discontinued; and why.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: We are not aware of any such investigations having been launched.
	Under Section 20 of the Equality Act 2006, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has the power to conduct investigations into whether or not a person has committed an unlawful act. Where it does so, it is required to publish the terms of reference for the investigation. No terms of reference have been published in respect of an investigation into the BBC or Channel 4.

Territorial Army

Lord Moonie: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the Territorial Army have been called out for service in the past five years.

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: The Territorial Army (TA) continues to play a vital role in support of the Regular Army, not least on operations in Afghanistan. Since January 2005, over 8,500 members of the TA have been called out for service on operations both in the UK and around the world.

Torture

Lord Dykes: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will cease co-operation with United States intelligence agencies until the Government of the United States provides details of alleged torture by United States agencies since 2001.

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead: Intelligence from our overseas partners is critical to our success in stopping terrorism. The threat we face is global, but our resources are finite, so we must work with overseas partners to keep our country and our citizens safe. The intelligence relationship with the US is our closest and it saves lives. We are working closely with the Obama Administration and welcome his affirmation of the elimination of torture and the review the US has undertaken of its practices, including its decision to close Guantanamo Bay. Both Governments are committed to keep sharing intelligence across the Atlantic.
	The Government have been absolutely clear that the UK stands firmly against torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. We have taken a leading role in international efforts to eradicate torture and we ensure our partners are fully aware that we find it unacceptable.

Transport: Heavy Goods Vehicles

Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heavy goods vehicles have been stopped by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency examiners on the A55 since European Union regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 came into effect.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many immediate prohibitions have been issued by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency examiners to drivers of heavy goods vehicles on the A55 since European Union regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 came into effect.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prohibitions issued by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency examiners to drivers of heavy goods vehicles on the A55 since European Union regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 came into effect have been issued to vehicles based in (a) Great Britain, and (b) elsewhere in Europe.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the prohibitions issued by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency examiners to drivers of heavy goods vehicles on the A55 since European Union regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 came into effect have been issued to the same hauliers and drivers on more than one occasion.

Lord Adonis: The European Union regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 do not come into effect until 4 December 2011.

Turkey

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the open letter to the Prime Minster dated 1 February concerning the banning of political parties in Turkey and the arrests of elected representatives and a defender of human rights.

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead: The Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have not seen or received the letter in question, but will provide a full reply once the letter has been received from the noble Lord.